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· 5/9/2006

Bruce Wayne Morris v. Eddie Ylst, Acting Warden for the California State Prison at San Quentin

Citations

  • 447 F.3d 735
  • 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 11465
  • 2006 WL 1228935

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  • discussing need to show false testi- mony was prejudicial to obtain habeas relief
  • stating that these claims are “analytically distinct”
  • where undisclosed impeachment evidence would not have enabled counsel to further discredit a witness, nondisclosure does not give rise to a Brady violation
  • “The ani- mating purpose of Brady is to preserve the fairness of crimi- nal trials.”
  • \The animating purpose of Brady is to preserve the fairness of criminal trials.\
  • potential Brady evidence not material in light of other compelling evidence of guilt

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Judges: Ferguson, Graber, Fletcher

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